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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Ellen Cuylaerts

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Stingray at dawn by Ellen Cuylaerts
Stingray at dawn
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 21, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Fly Freediver at the bow of the EX-USS Kittiwake (Mark... by Ellen Cuylaerts
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Freediver at the bow of the EX-USS Kittiwake (Mark Tilley)
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date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Sea lion resting for a scarce moment at the Midriff Islands by Ellen Cuylaerts
Sea lion resting for a scarce moment at the Midriff Islands
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Mermen do exist! Freediver at Ex-USS Kittiwake by Ellen Cuylaerts
Mermen do exist!
Freediver at Ex-USS Kittiwake
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 16, 2013
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Freediver meets Eagle Ray by Ellen Cuylaerts
Freediver meets Eagle Ray
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2013

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58 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 15, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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'Are you looking for me?' Photographer & Tiger shark by Ellen Cuylaerts
'Are you looking for me?'
Photographer & Tiger shark
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39 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 15, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Tiger shark with shadow feeding little jacks by Ellen Cuylaerts
Tiger shark with shadow feeding little jacks
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Whaleshark in Isla Mujeres, seemed to be carried by rays ... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Whaleshark in Isla Mujeres, seemed to be carried by rays of light
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Curves Whaleshark positioning itself for vertical feedin... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Curves
Whaleshark positioning itself for vertical feeding behavior (botella)
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 9, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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'Hanging on' by Ellen Cuylaerts
'Hanging on'
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 8, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Favorite sight by Ellen Cuylaerts
Favorite sight
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 8, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Manta up & close by Ellen Cuylaerts
Manta up & close
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 7, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Portrait of a manatee by Ellen Cuylaerts
Portrait of a manatee
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46 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 6, 2013
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Jacks swimming through a school of silversides. Photograp... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Jacks swimming through a school of silversides. Photographed with a remote strobe backlighting the fish.
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Fata Morgana Would have loved to capture a manta breac... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Fata Morgana
Would have loved to capture a manta breach but this ons was swimming 'belly-up' at to surface, which allowed me to rotate the image and create the illusion of a manta flight.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Gulf Signal blenny showing some 'teeth' by Ellen Cuylaerts
Gulf Signal blenny showing some 'teeth'
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Beautiful Blenny shot.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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The eye of the tiger by Ellen Cuylaerts
The eye of the tiger
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34 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 2, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Upside down by Ellen Cuylaerts
Upside down
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36 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 2, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
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Manta train by Ellen Cuylaerts
Manta train
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 1, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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On precious planet Earth, change is needed. Sometimes peo... by Ellen Cuylaerts
On precious planet Earth, change is needed. Sometimes people are driven by fear or greed and that causes damage to the balance. One victim is the species sharks, the cruel act of finning decimated numbers by 70%, they deserve respect & protection.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2013

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55 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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'Smile, you're on camera!' I don't want to anthropomorph... by Ellen Cuylaerts
'Smile, you're on camera!'
I don't want to anthropomorphize animals but these lemons shark seemed to grin at me and gossip about my camera!;-)
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date posted posted: Monday, November 25, 2013
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Caribbean reef shark at Tiger Town! by Ellen Cuylaerts
Caribbean reef shark at Tiger Town!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 20, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Tiger at surface by Ellen Cuylaerts
Tiger at surface
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 19, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Meeting Tiger sharks after some stormy days! by Ellen Cuylaerts
Meeting Tiger sharks after some stormy days!
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date posted posted: Monday, November 18, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Poser by Ellen Cuylaerts
Poser
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 3, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Ain't I pretty? Sea lion posing by Ellen Cuylaerts
Ain't I pretty?
Sea lion posing
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39 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 2, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Memory of Sea of Cortez, unspoiled landscapes. Picture wa... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Memory of Sea of Cortez, unspoiled landscapes. Picture was taken after an unsuccessful expedition for whale sharks. After hours of staring at the water, not giving up, we were rewarded by spectacular views while the sun set.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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